

When the film West Side Story was released in 1961, New York's reviled Puerto Rican community gained some visibility and, over time, both in Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, neighborhoods plagued by poverty, drugs and crime, Hispanic identity was reborn and strengthened, thanks to a syncretic and intentionally popular music that eventually conquered the entire city.
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York was directed by Sergio G. Mondelo.
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York runs for 52min, and was released in 2021.
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